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City Council Staff Report
June 24, 2014
Agenda Item No. 12.
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Kimberly Brandt, Community Development Director — (949) 644 -3226,
kbrandt @newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Debbie Drasler, Contract Planner
PHONE: (949) 644 -3206
TITLE: AT &T Newport Center Telecommunication Facility Permit Located at 1600 Newport
Center Drive (PA2013 -225)
ABSTRACT:
Core Development Services has submitted an application on behalf of AT &T requesting a
telecommunications (telecom) permit to construct two, 43- foot -tall "Slim Jim" monopoles to
encase six, eight- foot -tall antennas for AT &T and an unknown number of antennas for a future
telecom carrier. The monopoles would exceed the 32 -foot height limit by 11 feet. The proposed
support equipment will be ground- mounted and screened behind a new 450 - square -foot
enclosure. Due to the location category and height, the proposed 43- foot -tall "Slim Jim"
monopoles require City Council review.
RECOMMENDATION:
Continue to the August 12, 2014, City Council meeting.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
DISCUSSION:
On May 20, 2014, the applicant submitted a request to continue this application from the City
Council meeting on May 27, 2014 to June 24, 2014. The continuance was intended to allow the
applicant time to submit additional information and support material for staffs review and
recommendation regarding a second telecommunications carrier.
Staff just recently received the additional information and support material for the second
carrier, Verizon, and is in the process of reviewing the submitted documents. The applicant
has requested that this application be continued to August 12, 2014 (Attachment No. CC 1).
Staff concurs with this request.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This continuance action does not require environmental review.
NOTICING:
The application was noticed for the May 27, 2014, City Council meeting where it
was continued to this meeting; therefore, no additional notice is required. The item appeared
on the agenda for this meeting, which was posted at City Hall and on the City website. The
agenda item for the June 24, 2014, City Council meeting was noticed according to the Brown
Act and Municipal Code.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Attachment CC 1 - Applicant's Continuance Request
ATTACHMENT CC 1
From: Alexander Lew [mailto:alew @core.us.com]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 10:11 AM
To: Drasler, Deborah
Cc: Sonal Thakur; Peter Blied
Subject: Re: Verizon Application PA2013 -225
Hello Debbie,
Verizon is working on getting all the revisions finished. The revised RF report will not be ready
by today from what I am told. Please proceed with the August hearing at this point.
Alexander
dlexanderLmr I Project Manager- Zoning
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